Trackday virgin - help/advice please

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Hi Everyone

It seems like nearly everyone on here enjoys a good trackday, so I hope you may be able to answer some of my basic questions.

I’m strongly considering doing the LOT Bedford Novice Evening on the 20th Aug.

The main thing I’m really concerned about is the noise tests.

My car is a standard Exige S 220 with TRD Airbox and Larini Sport exhaust (still has cat fitted). I’ve no idea what db my car produces and am frightened that if I book the session and get there, fail the noise test then it’s a waste of �100.

Do any of you noise test your cars somehow before going?

I think the limits are 98db driveby for the session I’m looking at. Is that high / low ?

Just need some moral support I think!

Anyone else here going to that session too?

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Anything above standard at Bedford will cause you problems, if your local you can arrange to go down there and have a noise test, but a larini and TRD your probably to loud :frowning:

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Damn it… I do have the standard exhaust box which I suppose I could refit - just a faff…

Anyone tried this from maplin as a way of getting a rough idea?

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Best thing to do is check with Paul Golding if the limit goes up for the evening events I’m pretty sure the static test is still at 87 dB though :wink:

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I was there on Monday

Think static was 101db and driveby is 87.5

My friend in a Caterham R500 failed the static at 102 (better than his GT3 RS at 112!) so the instructor took it for a hot lap and it registered 88 - so no playing for him

Mine has the tubular 8x22 and the TRD.

I passed the static no probs (at 5.5k and not 6k revs!) so I went very gently passed the 4 monitors in the morning and then in the afternoon when I was less bothered if I got chucked off I went flat out everywhere and I got 3 warnings.

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I’m doing the 2 LOT trackdays in France at the end of August if you fancy a euro trip no noise limit on one and 105dB on the other :wink:

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The problem at bedford is the drive by sensors if you ping one once your off

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I would not go to Bedford with the Larini you will almost certainly fail the drive by, try Rockingham with LoT?

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I’m wondering if I should just put the standard exhaust on for the day - boring, yes, but at least it would not give me worries about noise - would it?

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I did spend a lot of the day worrying about it so if you can do it easy enough then inwould

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You may still have issues with induction noise with the TRD :frowning:

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I have a SC Honda and I can get by there if you short shift by the meters. As you get to the end of the day just start buliding up the revs. They are pretty good about showing you the ‘noise’ board if you’re getting close. If its your first t’day, you’re probably not gonna be on maximum attack to start with anyways.

For �100, I say book it.

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Out of interest I’ve booked a day at Bedford on 28th August too. I’m assuming by your posts that a standard 220 S will be fine?

Also do they change the positions of the sensors or does anyone know where they are?

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STD car is fine
There are 4
After first hangar hairpin
Back straight
There is a tight 180 towards the end and there is one leading up to that.
Finally the longish straight that runs down the middle before the two rights towards pits

This is on the gt circuit